Some information & procedure to get visa at embassy of Vietnam in Laos

Vietnam has strong diplomatic relations with several nations in the world. Out of these, it has granted a visa free stay to only 17 nations and Laos is one of them. Vietnam has given Laos citizens a visa exemption for a duration of 30 days, maximum. Post this exempted duration; the citizen will need to apply for a valid visa. In addition to this, there are several other exemptions granted by the Vietnamese government to the citizens. Simply get in touch with the embassy to understand the rules for exemption.

Laos has the advantage of having an inland Vietnam embassy that takes acre of the visa related needs of the people here. If you know that your trip will be extended to, more than 30 days then apply for a visa while you are still in Laos. Applying for an extended visa in Vietnam will be more time consuming and expensive.